Hokkaido Soft Cream appears as a signature dish in 1 Japan cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Hokkaido Soft Cream · Sapporo
A simple soft serve made from Hokkaido's high-fat dairy milk, the lightest dessert in any Sapporo summer. Sold at the Hokudai dairy stand, Rokkatei and almost every cafe.
Hokkaido developed its dairy industry in the Meiji era, with William S. Clark and Edwin Dun introducing American-style ranching to the new Sapporo settlement in 1876. By the post-war years, Hokkaido produced more than half of Japan's milk and a soft-serve culture emerged through campus dairies (Hokkaido University Marche), confectionery houses (Rokkatei) and roadside stops. The flavour now defines Hokkaido summer; the Hokudai Marche's Clark's Milk soft serve is the canonical version.
Where to eat in Sapporo:
- Hokkaido University Marche Cafe and Labo
- Hokudai Soft Cream Stand
- Rokkatei Maruyama Shop